Agriculture

As part of the Budget proposal, India’s small, marginal farmers will get INR 6,000 in direct cash benefit per year

The Budget promised a 2% subsidy on interest rates to farmers pursuing animal husbandry and fishery

Agritech startups happy for farmers but feel more could have been done for them

AI-based sowing advisories lead to 30% higher yields

NITI Aayog started a pilot project on precision agriculture using AI in 10 districts

Creating a pest attack prediction model again leverages AI and machine learning to indicate in advance the risk of pest attack

CropIn connects food companies, government agencies, and farmers

The startup recently raised $8 Mn for overseas expansion

Once agriculture is digitalised, every farm will generate data, founder Krishna Kumar says

• Many industries have adopted IIoT predictive maintenance to cut down on machine downtime
• IoT is flexible and can be applied to assist in increasing product quality for all fields
• Healthcare industry and agriculture are among the top 5 industries that employ IoT

• The launch of application comes in line with the vision for a Digital India by PM Modi
• iMandi will be catering to over 55 Mn farmers
• The application will be promoting rural digital revolution

While Addressing India's Top Business Leaders At AIIB Annual Meeting, PM Modi Urges Corporates To Invest In A ‘Big Way’, Especially In Agriculture

The Rajasthan Government Is Inviting Agritech Startups And Innovators To Solve Its Three Major Agricultural Problems Using Tech

Union Budget 2018 Reiterated The Government’s Goal To Improve Income Of Farmers

With The Funding, FarmLink Looks To Chart 5x Growth In Revenues By FY19

Gold Farm Will Spend The Capital On Building Infrastructure And Expanding Across All Village Districts In Karnataka

SmartUp 2017, A Pan-India B-Plan Competition Was Held For Startups From 13th-14th October In Delhi

The Minister Also Talked About Promoting Big Data Analytics, Cloud Computing, GIS-Based Portals For Agriculture Startups